CRICKET

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22723, 8 November 1935, Page 11

CRICKET

NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL BIENNIAL CONFERENCE (Per United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, November 7. Although the biennial conference of special delegates to the New Zealand Cricket Council, which to-day considered the suggested amendments to the council’s rules, expressed disapproval of a proposal by the Auckland Association that the voting power of each of the two delegates from each major association should be increased from two to three, the proposal will again come before the council at its annual meeting to-morrow evening. With one exception the minor associations, which have one vote each, were against the alteration, and as a threefifths majority is necessary to alter the rules it is unlikely that the proposal will be carried. Auckland’s proposal to fix the number of selectors of New Zealand cricket teams at four —one from each major association —instead of allowing the Management Committee a free hand in the appointment of a selector or selectors, did not find support, and the motion was lost by a considerable majority. Several proposed changes in the Hawke Cup rules were discussed. It was decided to delete the clause in the rules providing for a birth qualification for players. It was argued that it was not desirable that Plunket Shield players should play in the Hawke Cup competition. The proposal to exclude overseas professionals from Hawke Cup matches was rejected The suggested reversion to the practice of playing Hawke Cup matches to a finish without a time limit was not accepted.